But beyond all that, it's the season of pumpkin spice! This stuff gets everywhere: margarine, nuts, doggy dental treats, spray cans. Every now and again you even find it in a pumpkin pie recipe. But its most important appearance is - of course - in the Pumpkin Spice Latte.
The history of the PSL is somewhat cloudy, but it was certainly popularised by Starbucks, who launched it in Vancouver and Washington DC late in 2003. Since then, like crazy tweets from the President, it has become a part of American life, equally loved and bemoaned.
Here at the Davies Coffee Emporium we fall strictly on the love side, so much so that I bought a crateful of discounted pumpkin syrup earlier in the year and have been holding a rabid Hannah at bay until October. She now leaves for work each morning with a thermal mug full of the good stuff, and is 12-15% more productive as a result. You're welcome, Chevron.
What follows are some photos cementing my place as one of America's #1 aspirational lifestyle blogs.
Mmm, the good stuff. I'm not sure if there's a difference between "pumpkin pie" and "pumpkin spice" syrup but, you know, pumpkin, so...
Beans means espresso.
The other black gold.
Frothy, like my blog.
Lifestyle model, although she is genuinely enjoying it. Aren't you, dear.
A real pumpkin? Not sure what we're going to do with that. Is it pumpkin spice flavour?
Ah! A pleasingly Picasso-esque design from Pete.
And here he is holding an alligator, just because.
